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Learn how ash from Mount Tambora changed the planet’s climate. Could another eruption do the same thing?

Mount Tambora’s 1815 Eruption Altered the Planet — Could It Happen Again?

The eye of Hurricane Beryl is seen in this image acquired by a Sentinel 2 satellite on July 1, 2024. The image is about 40 miles wide. (Credit: Modified Copernicus Sentinel data processed by Pierre Markuse.)

The Eye of Hurricane Beryl

The final installment in a review of Earth's over-heated, storm-tossed but also beauty-filled year.

A Year on Planet Earth — Part 3

A fire cloud erupts above Oregon's Falls Fire on July 15, 2024. The Western United States and Canada were plagued by intense, fast-spreading wildfires during 2024 — part of a long-term trend linked to climate change. (Credit: InciWeb)

A Fire Cloud Erupts

The second installment in a review of Earth's over-heated, storm-tossed but also beauty-filled year.

A Year on Planet Earth — Part 2

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